diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig
index 307c3d10..80732644 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ if setmode:
             rcode |= client.printerror(fr)
             for node in fr.get('databynode', []):
                 r = fr['databynode'][node]
-                rcode |= client.printerror(r, node)
                 if 'value' not in r:
                     continue
                 keyval = r['value']
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
index b7c05b15..20adb380 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ def show_firmware(session):
             if 'databynode' not in res:
                 continue
             for node in res['databynode']:
-                exitcode |= client.printerror(res['databynode'][node], node)
                 if 'firmware' not in res['databynode'][node]:
                     continue
                 for inv in res['databynode'][node]['firmware']: